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Meaning of 'primal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Primal [ a.]
- First; primary; original; chief.

Meaning of 'primal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . primal [ s]
Meaning (1):
- serving as an essential component
Example in sentence:
  • a cardinal rule;
  • an example that was fundamental to the argument;
  • computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure;
  • the central cause of the problem
Meaning (2):
- having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
Example in sentence:
  • aboriginal forests;
  • primal eras before the appearance of life on earth;
  • primordial forms of life;
  • primordial matter;
  • the forest primeval

Nearby Words:

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